Yusuf al-Khairat

Yusuf al-Khairat was a general of the Atjehnese Anarcho-Liberals who led the uprising of 1859 against the government.

Biography
Yusuf al-Khairat was an anarcho-liberal, and he led the citizen guard that rose up in Sibolga against the 21,238-strong Dutch army of Simon van Assendelft during the Acquisition of Dutch Atjeh. On 24 June 1859, he was defeated at the Battle of Sibolga, losing all 3,000 Anarcho-Liberal troops, and his uprising was put down.